Buffalo Bills News - October 8, 2003

Moulds doubtful for Sunday's game versus Jets [1:18 PM]The Sports Network reports:
'Moulds suffered the injury during this past Sunday's overtime win against Cincinnati. On the game-winning drive, he caught a 28-yard pass and landed awkwardly after being tackled by Bengals safety Kevin Kaesviharn.'

Bills Moulds doubtful because of groin strain [1:17 PM]AP reports:
'As for the possibility of playing without Moulds this weekend, Williams said, ''Injuries are part of this game. We'll have to adapt and go on. But don't count him out.'''

Some stats and notes from Bills [1:16 PM]Olean Times Herald reports:
'Lost in the tension of Sunday’s victory was the play of Buffalo defensive tackle Pat Williams, who had only 14 tackles the first four games. Against the Bengals, he was credited with eight stops as Buffalo held the Bengals to only 67 rushing yards on 27 carries and nine of those attempts were for no gain or a loss.'

Game 6 Preview: Changes Changes Changes [11:01 AM]NewYorkJets.com reports:
'The Jets defense is currently ranked first in the NFL in sacks per pass play and are 3rd in passing yards allowed per game. They have restricted their opponents to an average of just 165.3 yards per game by air.'

Tuesdays With Teddy [7:46 AM]NewYorkJets.com reports:
'Travis has been hurt a little bit and Sammy Morris missed some time. I think that has hurt the Bills in their attempts to get the run game untracked. It’s going to hurt your productivity without your top two runners healthy. I watched tape of the Philly game and Travis didn’t play. The Bills passing game suffers when Travis is not in the game.'

Bills Alumni Spotlight: Justin Armour [7:45 AM]BuffaloBills.com reports:
'After spending nearly two years in Mexico, Armour now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cara, and their eight-month old son, Joah. He is not unfamiliar with the term ‘pursuing a dream.’ Armour accomplished one by playing in the NFL, albeit briefly, and hopes his venture into skating rolls on a lot longer.'

Jets' Ray of hope [5:20 AM]New York Daily News reports:
'In other words, there's a better chance of seeing Rush Limbaugh and Donovan McNabb together in a soup commercial than seeing the Jets in the postseason. Still, they can hope.'

Real Catch-22 for Jets [5:19 AM]New York Post reports:
'You know this is coming, Jets fans. The script is written. The players are in place. The results are forthcoming. Now all there is to do is wait . . . for the NFL Draft.'

Jets Start to Look at Next Year [5:17 AM]New York Times reports:
'The Jets went to the playoffs for two years with a lineup of mostly older and veteran players. But age has caught up with the Jets, producing a dreadfully slow defense and an offense that lacks a threat. The result is an 0-4 start that underscores the need to give younger players more playing time and heightens the prospect of ripping apart a large segment of the team after the season.'

Switching to plan B [5:02 AM]White Plains Journal News reports:
'When the Jets host Buffalo on Sunday, their plan is to divert attention from their stalled running game by placing more emphasis on the potentially dangerous Santana Moss in their passing attack.'

Tops Game Ball Winner: Travis Henry [10:25 AM]BuffaloBills.com reports:
'Playing through the pain of a rib injury that caused him to miss the previous game vs. the Eagles, Henry scored both of Buffalo’s touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown run in overtime, and finished with 85 rushing yards on 25 carries. The third-year back also had two catches for 14 yards and a 9-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter.'

Reed's slow start is no joke [8:56 AM]Buffalo News reports:
'For now, the Bills have not lost faith or patience in Reed. "Josh Reed's a good player and he'll be fine," Bills coach Gregg Williams said Monday. "The big thing is he has to play with confidence. He has to see the confidence in me, see the confidence come from his teammates. I'm very confident in him. He's just got to play with more confidence and everything will iron out. He's been in enough plays in his career at all levels of ball that he'll be fine at this level, too."'

Bills finally ran ball with authority [8:56 AM]Buffalo News reports:
'Donahoe didn't draft McGahee to sit around and watch. The Bills need to find out if he's close to the player he was at Miami. If he is, they'll have two solid, healthy running backs. Gilbride will really have his hands full then. He'll have one more running back to satisfy, and one more angry person to answer to when he abandons the run.'

Henry shows no ill effects [8:55 AM]Buffalo News reports:
'Given the seriousness of Henry's injury, the Bills were amazed by his performance. "He was extremely physical," marveled coach Gregg Williams. "His performance energized the people around him in their performances. They got down in the trenches a little dirtier. As far as lower pad level, they came off the ball stronger and harder. It was good to see the inspiration he provided."'

Moulds' status still not clear [5:27 AM]Rochester D&C reports:
'It is likely that the Bills will list Moulds as questionable for Sunday’s game in New York against the Jets and then keep his progress a secret so the Jets have to prepare for him.'

Buffalo Bills replay [5:26 AM]Rochester D&C reports:
'The way the Jets have played on offense, it might not matter how many weeks they’ve had to prepare for the Bills. Curtis Martin is a shell of his former self, New York ranks dead last in rushing, second-to-last in scoring, and Vinny Testaverde has thrown just one touchdown pass.'

What good came out of this? [5:25 AM]Rochester D&C reports:
'It would appear that needing a fifth quarter to beat the Bengals, without Corey Dillon, at home, is like a starving man struggling to eat a slice of pizza. But even good teams need to learn how to win. And overcoming adversity for the first time should toughen this Bills team up for more difficult times ahead.'

Ugly win vs. Bengals ‘great W' for Wilson [5:24 AM]Rochester D&C reports:
'“I never got caught up in that Super Bowl stuff. I really didn’t,” Wilson said. “Before the season, yes, we signed all these players, good players, but you know, you’ve got to play the game and the other team has good players, too. And they hustle, and they get breaks, and this and that. So I never got caught up in that. I never told people, ‘Hey, we’re going to the Super Bowl.’ I said listen, ‘Let’s just play the games first, because you don’t know what’s going to happen.’ In this league, it’s Sunday to Sunday.”'

Lewis would take ball in OT again [5:23 AM]Cincinnati Enquirer reports:
'"We had momentum in the fourth quarter. We had moved the ball," he said. "I felt really comfortable that we were going to win the toss. I told the guys on the sideline that we were going to have to go into the wind, so get ready for that."'

Inside slant [5:22 AM]CBS Sportsline reports:
'No matter who quarterbacks the Jets, the Bills have to start generating more of a pass rush. Cincinnati's Jon Kitna dropped back to pass 45 times and he was sacked just once. In the second half the Bills began to use more blitzing schemes and that forced Kitna to make quicker decisions.'

Strategy and personnel [5:21 AM]CBS Sportsline reports:
'Once again the Bills won in spite of their suspect coaching.'

Notes, quotes, anecdotes [5:20 AM]CBS Sportsline reports:
'FB Sam Gash, who has had almost no role in the offense because the Bills have shunned the running game, was used as a pass receiver against the Bengals. He caught three passes for 32 yards and would have had a fourth if he hadn't dropped it.'

Field goal folly? [5:19 AM]WGRZ-TV reports:
'But pleeeeeze. Ask his players how many of them think he should have lined up to kick the field goal on 2nd and goal at the 2. Rian Lindell’s hand would be the only one to go up, and I’m not so sure about that.'

October 6, 2003

Marvin Lewis news conference [10:00 PM]Bengals.com reports:
'With 23 seconds left on the clock, you called for quarterback Jon Kitna to kneel to run out the clock. Could you have tried to shoot downfield for a last-second field goal?
“I’m glad someone asked that. We had one time out left. (In the 20 games per year I’ve coached in), I have never seen anybody do that. (If) somebody (were to) move the ball over 40 yards for a field goal with one time out in that situation, I would want to commend them."'

The Day After: Gregg Williams Comments [9:54 PM]BuffaloBills.com reports:
'"Eric Moulds is sore. It's really still too early to tell. We've got a couple of days here before we've got to get a status on everything. Sam Adams is sore. Travis (Henry) came out of it pretty good, carrying the ball 25+ times in the ballgame running backs are usually a little bit sore. I didn't notice any residual effect from the ballgame. Just listening and talking to him, no, (Travis) is no worse for the wear."'